“We’ve prepared ourselves. We just have to go in there with thick skin like we always have and let the opposing boos really, really motivate us.”

The Heat, of course, has not been to Philadelphia since the second game of the regular season (which was the Sixers' opener). Bosh has visited the city many times as a member of the Toronto Raptors, but

“We went to Philly in October. And in Toronto, we didn’t have too many big games in Philly,” Bosh said. “So we haven’t really got their best yet.”

“Game 3, of course it’s important,” Bosh said. “In the playoffs, every game is always extremely important, but in game three, I think their will is at stake here.

“They’re going to come out fighting. They’re going to come out really swinging, especially with that home energy behind them.”